Chapter 336 Six taels is six taels
Cheng Fu lost his patience. "Nian'er is my daughter. Big brother and second brother insisted on detaining my daughter. Aren't they afraid that I will report to the police?"
Song Yuntang approached the door.
She took out the indenture from her sleeve and showed it to the Cheng family.
"Go and report it. With the indenture, I also want to see if the government will seek justice for you."
After showing it to everyone, he put the indenture contract back into his sleeve.
"I bought Nian'er from Hefengya. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask Nian'er whether she sold herself to them for three taels of silver. If you are willing to sign the severance letter today, I will give you three taels of silver and leave. If you don't agree, you will lose both the person and the silver."
Mr. Lu, who came with the Cheng family not far away, narrowed his eyes.
"Since this girl refuses to go home with me, please return the six taels of silver to me."
Xu Cui became anxious and looked at the thin girl in the yard.
"Cheng Nian'er, are you going to force my parents to death before you stop?"
The six taels of silver given by Master Lu had long been used by Cheng Fu for gambling.
Where can I get the money to pay back the debt?
Mother Cheng also pointed at her and cursed, "Little bitch, if I had known you were such a heartless person, when your mother gave birth to you, I should have been cruel enough to push you into the toilet and drown you. You are trying to kill our whole family!"
Cheng Nian'er's two aunts also stood up.
"Nian'er, our family is in such a difficult situation right now, can't you be considerate of your grandparents and parents?"
"That's right. Master Lu is a little old, but he knows how to love people when he's older. Besides, Master Lu is also a capable man. If you marry him, at least you will have no worries about food and clothing. You don't have to be hungry every day like you are in my family."
Cheng Nian'er mustered up her courage, took a few steps forward, and knelt down straight at the door.
"Mom, I'm very grateful that you gave birth to me. In the twelve years that I lived in the Cheng family, all I ate, wore, and used were leftovers from home. I helped pick vegetables when I was two, helped light the fire when I was three, and started washing clothes for the whole family when I was four or five. When I was seven or eight, I had to be present for all the big and small things at home. If I did something wrong, you would beat and scold me."
She took a deep breath and swallowed all her grievances.
"Since you think three taels is too little, I will talk to my cousin's wife and ask her to give me an advance of some of my monthly allowance so that I can return six taels of silver to you. This six taels is my repayment for your kindness in raising me. From today on, you can just treat me as a daughter of the Cheng family."
After saying that, he kowtowed three times towards the door.
When she stood up, her forehead was broken. Jiang felt distressed and quickly took a clean towel to wipe it for her.
"You Cheng family are such ruthless people. Look at what you have done to our daughter!"
After all, we have been together for about a month.
Nian'er is usually an obedient and sensible person, and as you get to know each other better, you will develop some feelings for her.
Although Xu Cui felt a little distressed, she didn't say anything when she thought about the current situation of the Cheng family.
When Cheng's mother heard that Cheng Nian'er could get an advance on her monthly allowance from Song Yuntang, her eyes rolled under her drooping eyelids.
"If you want to sever the engagement, six taels is not enough. Your mother gave birth to you and raised you. All the food, shelter and clothes she has provided over the years have all been spent on our Cheng family's money. I heard that even if the maids in the town sell themselves, they still have to subsidize their families with the money they earn. If you want us to sign a letter of severance..."
She raised her black hand and gestured for a while, then finally extended a palm.
"At least fifty taels is enough!"
After hearing this, the Cheng family quickly responded.
"Yes, fifty taels!"
Cheng Nian'er looked at these people closest to her with an expression of disbelief.
She only sold herself for three taels of silver, but these people asked for fifty taels.
She may not be able to earn so much in her lifetime.
This is clearly an attempt to force her to death.
Xu Wencheng couldn't help but speak.
"Fifty taels? Are all the people from your Cheng family rich? If this were in a pawnshop, fifty taels could buy out your entire family." Then he turned with a look of disdain, "But if you Cheng family members are so shameless, I'm afraid no one will buy you even with fifty taels."
Song Yuntang calmly pulled Cheng Nian'er behind him.
"Fifty taels is impossible. Nian'er is still young and her monthly allowance is not much. If I advance her six taels, she will have to spend at least five or six taels to pay it back in the future. The risk is too great. I can't advance her that much."
Song Yuntang looked at the Cheng family.
"Six taels of silver. If you agree, I will give you the silver after signing the severance agreement. If you don't agree, then you can go back to Yanliu Village and discuss it properly."
Seeing this, Cheng's mother quickly raised two fingers.
"Then twenty taels, no less."
Song Yuntang shook his head, "No."
Xu Cui's sister-in-law said, "Fifteen taels, fifteen taels is fine, right?"
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the second sister-in-law asked again, "Or twelve taels?"
Song Yuntang still shook his head.
"Six taels, not a penny more. If you don't sign the severance agreement today, I won't bother dealing with you Cheng family members. I will sell Nian'er to a distant place and you won't get any benefits from her in the future."
After hearing this, Xu Cui compromised.
"Six taels is six taels. I sign it!"
If this girl is close to you, at least you can give in and get some benefits from her.
If they really run far away, it will be difficult to find them later, let alone get any benefits.
Cheng's mother was anxious.
"Xu, you are crazy! What can you do with six taels of silver?"
"Mom, it's already good enough to have six taels of silver to fill the holes in our family." As he said this, he winked at her.
When Cheng's mother heard this, she said reluctantly, "Okay, six taels is six taels."
In order to prevent the Cheng family from going back on their word, Song Yuntang immediately drafted a letter of severance of ties in front of everyone in Lushan Village, and asked the Cheng family and Cheng Nian'er to put their fingerprints on it.
Afterwards, he handed over six taels of silver to the Cheng family.
"I gave you the silver in front of the villagers. Everyone saw it. From now on, you and Nian'er will have nothing to do with each other!"
Xu Yuande looked at Xu Cui with a serious face.
"Since you have taken the money and signed the severance agreement, you are no longer Nian'er's mother. If you dare to have any ideas about her again, you might as well sign the severance agreement with your parents. From now on, we will treat you as an irrelevant daughter."
Xu Cui was shocked.
"Dad, how could you do this to me?"
She may have a bad temper, but her husband's family is powerful. If her parents really didn't care about her, she would have been bullied to death by the Cheng family.
Xu Yuande waved his hands, his face full of disappointment.
"Don't call me dad!"
Xu Cui wanted to say something, but Cheng Fu grabbed her arm.
He looked at Xu Yuande with a flattering look, "Dad, now that everything here has been resolved, let's go back first."
Xu Yuande turned his head away and said nothing.
Cheng Fu knew that his father-in-law always looked down on him, so he didn't say anything more shamelessly.
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